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Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending has published a draft of its standard on how to strengthen sustainable finance with interconnected collateral for securities lending

Designed to provide a means for continuous review and evaluation through voluntary collaboration, the recommendations propose a monitoring role for regulators and central banks as well as international organisations

Blue Orca Capital’s Soren Aandahl will co-chair Global PSSL’s workstream on Short–Long Investments and ESG

The Global PSSL’s stated aims are to unite the sustainable finance ambitions of market leaders with the tenets of sustainable securities lending

High-profile short sellers including Muddy Waters, J Capital Research and Quintessential Capital Management, discussed how the voluntary standard can be interwoven with established principles of activist shorting

The ESG-focused not-for-profit has expanded its College of Advisors and is now accepting input from individuals from organisations that engage in securities lending directly, provided they sit outside the lending departments

ISLA's newly-launched ESG steering group is split into four key pillars: thought leadership, advocacy, regulation and best practice. Each will take on an element of advancing the integration of sustainable financing into securities lending

Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending has launched a public consultation on its draft ESG principles and is requesting responses to a survey

Experts in European securities lending and financing discuss the industry’s rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic and opportunities presented by ESG, technology investment, and the forthcoming regulatory timetable

The Canadian securities lending market has always held a strong position but how did it react to the significant volatility triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and what does the future look like in terms of economic recovery?

Market participants discuss the potential for ESG regulatory governance for the securities lending product, following preliminary moves by the Financial Conduct Authority to improve trust and integrity in services sold as sustainable. Carmella Haswell reports

Carmella Haswell discusses the current priorities facing women in securities finance and lending, from the rise of women’s networking events to avoiding the box-ticking trap. In the first of two articles, industry veterans reflect on their biggest accomplishments and their first steps into the world of finance

SFT asked 12 firms about their priorities and expectations for 2022. With the advancement of technology and the adoption of new regulation at the forefront of many minds, participants are set to release new products and services as they enter the new year with a positive mindset and high hopes for the industry. Carmella Haswell reports

Sunil Daswani, Standard Chartered Bank’s global head of securities lending, speaks to Carmella Haswell about the importance of ESG, how to reach a sustainable future and what’s driving demand and supply within the securities lending market